Enrollment
232
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA 93·NCES 290100000313
THOMAS BENTON ELEM.
1410 HINKSON AVE, COLUMBIA, MO 65201 · (573) 214-3610 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Missouri public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
232 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.0pp since 2021
Math
22.5%
MO avg 43.8% . -0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.4% | 16.2% | 48.6% | 20.7% |
| Math | 4.5% | 18.0% | 36.9% | 40.5% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% | 22.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 20.7% |
| 2022-23 | 33.4% | 25.5% |
| 2021-22 | 26.6% | 23.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like THOMAS BENTON ELEM.
THOMAS BENTON ELEM.'s state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS BENTON ELEM. this school | 232 | 100.0% | 31.1% |
| FRANKLIN ELEM. CAPE GIRARDEAU | 241 | 100.0% | 43.0% |
| SOUTHEAST ELEM. SIKESTON | 250 | 100.0% | 28.1% |
| BORDER STAR MONTESSORI KANSAS CITY | 251 | 100.0% | 51.3% |
| LILBOURN ELEMENTARY LILBOURN | 233 | 100.0% | 17.2% |
| WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. CHARLESTON | 276 | 100.0% | 14.5% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where THOMAS BENTON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #722 of 1,002 | #20 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #850 of 1,019 ▲ 20 | #22 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #782 of 1,018 ▼ 65 | #21 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #462 of 943 | #18 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #876 of 1,294 | #27 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #260 of 950 | #10 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #104 of 953 | #12 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #25 of 1,165 | #1 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #120 of 684 | #3 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
232
+26 (+13%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 232 | 19.8 | 11.7:1 | 100% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 21.7 | 10.0:1 | 100% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 20.7 | 10.4:1 | 99% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 19 | 10.8:1 | 99% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 25.2 | 12.2:1 | 100% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 76% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 20 | 12.6:1 | 79% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 52 | 6.4:1 | 59% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 19 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THOMAS BENTON ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (308 to 232); teachers down 21% (25.2 to 19.8).
About THOMAS BENTON ELEM.
In COLUMBIA, Missouri, THOMAS BENTON ELEM. is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 232 students. The school is 26% below the average for elementary schools in Missouri.
THOMAS BENTON ELEM. is a school in COLUMBIA 93. The district has 34 schools and 18,640 students.
At THOMAS BENTON ELEM., Black students make up the biggest share, 41%. Enrollment also includes 38% White, 15% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Among people living in Boone County, the Black share is about 10%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
The school has 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Missouri have an average ratio of 12.4:1. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Boone County average 38%.
On the allk12 Grade, THOMAS BENTON ELEM. lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Missouri public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, THOMAS BENTON ELEM. is 8.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Boone County show that the median household earns about $72,758 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Boone County has 58 public schools with about 24,547 students, including THOMAS BENTON ELEM..
Measured in a straight line, Locust St Expressive Arts Elem is about 0.5 miles from THOMAS BENTON ELEM.. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 31.1% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, THOMAS BENTON ELEM. is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, THOMAS BENTON ELEM. enrolled 206 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 232.
This page is set up for the THOMAS BENTON ELEM. community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,043
Census ACS
Median income
$72,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
24,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLUMBIA 93
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHHigh · 2,007 students
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,997 students
- MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,492 students
- ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOLMiddle · 736 students
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
Other schools in COLUMBIA
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHHigh · 2,007 students
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,997 students
- MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,492 students
- ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOLMiddle · 736 students
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
Nearby schools
- Locust St Expressive Arts Elem0.5 mi · 283
- JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 593
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGH0.8 mi · 185
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH0.8 mi · 2,007
- JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.0.9 mi · 227
- ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.1.1 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About THOMAS BENTON ELEM.How large is THOMAS BENTON ELEM.?
THOMAS BENTON ELEM. enrolls approximately 232 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does THOMAS BENTON ELEM. serve?
THOMAS BENTON ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at THOMAS BENTON ELEM.?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at THOMAS BENTON ELEM..
What is the student diversity at THOMAS BENTON ELEM.?
Student demographics at THOMAS BENTON ELEM. are roughly 38% White, 6% Hispanic, 41% Black, 15% Two or more.
Is THOMAS BENTON ELEM. public or private?
THOMAS BENTON ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by COLUMBIA 93.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.